Following Up
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Activities to Build your Relationships
“Following up” is not always about new contacts. Nor is it all about post-event activities. Quite a lot of the time it is about the activities that you do to maintain and build…
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Following Up: Send Someone a Thank You Note
Another great way to follow-up is by sending a thank you note. A thank you note can be an email a handwritten card or letter – just make it personal and show your…
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Following Up: Gift a Book
Books can be a great topic of conversation. Most professionals read (even if they have gone digital and prefer ebooks or listening to audiobooks over the real thing). Books can also be a…
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What questions should I ask when networking?
What questions should I ask when networking? The questions you might ask at a networking event may depend on the type of event that you are at. However, if you are at a…
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Conversation Starters: Hobbies
Hobbies can be another great conversation starter, along with “what do you like to do in your free time?”. Hobbies are wide-ranging and varied and some can be more mainstream than others. If…
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Following Up: Post-Networking Event Follow up
The general rule is follow-up within 24 hours of meeting someone. Make it easy for yourself: Pre-schedule 30 minutes in your diary the morning after a networking event to follow up on contacts…
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Following Up: Have an “Engage List”
Have an “Engage List” If you use social media, another follow-up strategy you might find useful is engaging with them on social media. If your contact is active on social media – this…
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Following Up: Keeping in Touch
Build your network by “Keeping in Touch” For contacts that you want to”Keep in Touch” with but don’t necessarily have a reason to actively network with them, it is important to have a…
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How to: Follow up without being a nuisance
Often as professionals we undergo a variety of networking activities. Some with more success than others, but generally we have the usual scenario – of thinking that we are doing well and getting…
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The Networking Lunch
How do you use your lunch time? Lunch time can be used as now only an hour to eat (and take a break) but it can also usefully be used for running errands,…
